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2017 Benefits Book

More About the Day Care/Dependent Care • This account allows you to set aside up to $5,000 for day care expenses. • Expenses are for your child(ren), disabled spouse, or parent who lives with you. • You must enroll/re-enroll each year during Open Enrollment. • New hires may enroll within 30 days of employment. • Elections are for one year unless you have a qualified family status change.

Just the Facts

- Dana Clukey, Planning, is thankful for FMLA time for maternity leave to spend time with her new baby.

What’s covered under the day care/ dependent care spending account?

Covered Expenses • Before and/or after-school and summer care for children from1st grade to age 13 • Day care for pre-school children • Day care for handicapped child of any age • Day care for disabled spouse or parent(s) who livewith you • Payments to a housekeeper if services are partly for the care of a child or a disabled dependent • Payments to day care providers outside the home for disabled dependents

Non-Covered Expenses

• Expenses for education • Expenses for food, clothing and entertainment • Payments to a dependent to care for another dependent • Payments to a housekeeper while you are home sick • Payments for special activities such as Tumblebees • Payments for overnight or special activity camps

- Doug Brown and Matti Carey as The Flash and SuperGirl at the Fun Fourth Festival. HR is here to help! If you’ve not used a flexible spending account, make an appointment today with an HR Benefits Specialist to learn more about the FSA benefit.

Limitations • Use of debit cards for day care payments are not allowed • Both parents or single parent must work, be disabled or full-time student • Cannot pay expenses to your spouse or other dependent • Reimbursement is limited to $5,000 • Cannot pay expenses to your child under age 19, whether they are a dependent or not

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